Front row start for Marc Marquez at Brno, Dani Pedrosa 10th

On another hot and sunny day at Brno, with asphalt temperatures reaching 50° C at the time of the qualifying session, Marc Marquez secured a very important front-row start, setting the third-fastest time of the day, just 0.272” down on pole-setter Andrea Dovizioso and 0.05” off Valentino Rossi in second.

Teammate Dani Pedrosa set the sixth-fastest lap time and displayed a competitive pace in both FP3 and FP4 (the latter topped by Marc), but was unable to repeat yesterday’s strong performance when it was the moment for the time attack; he had to settle for the 10th starting spot for tomorrow’s Czech GP, which starts at 2 p.m. local time.

Marc Marquez

3rd1'54.961

“We had realized this morning that with the setup we chose, we’re missing a little bit in a single lap with the new tyre, but I feel more comfortable when the tyres start to drop. Anyway, a front-row start is a very positive result at this track. So far we’re having a solid weekend, and I decided to not try a final time attack at the end of qualifying, as it would’ve been a bit too risky. I’m especially happy with my race pace, because step-by-step, we’ve been able to improve over the weekend. Dovi and Lorenzo have a great pace too, actually the best, but we’re close enough, so it will be interesting to see where we can finish tomorrow. I think Valentino will also be there, so it will be a nice race. It will also be a very long one, so it will be very important to be focused and consistent, and of course tyre choice and management will be very important. It will be tough to make the podium, but we’ll try and go for it.”

Dani Pedrosa

10th1'55.474

“Today we were able to have two positive free sessions and to work well enough on our race setup, but qualifying was difficult. It’s a shame because 10th is not what we were hoping for. I tried to improve with the soft tyre, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to take a bigger step forward than I did. It’s not the best situation for tomorrow, but I hope I’ll be able to get a good start and especially to be fast in the first couple of laps, as it will crucial to move up.”

MotoGP 2018Saturday, August 4th 2018

Qualifying
Round 10
Grand Prix České RepublikyCzech Republic

Qualifying Classification

Sunny

Humidity

33%

Track Temp

50°C

Air Temp

32°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'54.689

2

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.267

3

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.272

4

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

0.349

5

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

0.366

6

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.514

7

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.532

8

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.581

9

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.742

10

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.785

11

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

0.997

12

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1.134

13

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'56.029

14

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

0.493

15

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.680

16

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

0.747

17

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.778

18

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

0.792

19

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.815

20

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

0.974

21

Guintoli Sylvain

50

FRA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1.499

22

Luthi Tom

12

SWI

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1.670

23

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

1.679

24

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.712

25

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.900

26

Simeon Xavier

10

BEL

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

2.510

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Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.

Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.